Sikh Wedding Photographer in Ickenham

Serving Ickenham

Your Sikh wedding photographer in Ickenham

Ickenham is a village-like Hillingdon suburb. Across South Ruislip, Uxbridge and the rest of Greater London, we cover the milni, the Anand Karaj and the reception with a careful eye. From the darbar sahib to the reception floor, we photograph the whole day with a calm, familiar presence.

We keep the calm of the kirtan and the exuberance of the reception in equal measure. We let the Anand Karaj unfold at its own pace and meet the four laavan with a quiet, watchful eye. Inside the gurdwara we never turn our back to the Guru Granth Sahib, shooting discreetly from the sides and the back.

We have photographed Sikh weddings throughout South Ruislip, Uxbridge for many years, and Ickenham, a village-like Hillingdon suburb, is a familiar and welcome destination. We also cover nearby Islington and Kensington and Chelsea. Close to Ickenham, we have worked at venues including The Fox, Qvardis and The Barn Hotel.

A village-like Hillingdon suburb with a working Victorian village pump of 1866 at its centre. Served by Ickenham tube station on the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines. When there is time for couple portraits, Swakeleys Park is a favourite, and Swakeleys House, a Grade I listed Jacobean mansion makes a memorable setting.

Every tradition

From the milni to the laavan

We know the order of the Anand Karaj by heart, from the kirtan to the ardaas and the four laavan. We keep our distance during the laavan and the prayers, and step in only for the joyful greetings. The kirtan and shabads that fill the gurdwara are as much a part of the story as the laavan themselves.

The pre-wedding events are often where the most natural photographs come from, and we give them full attention. The day often opens early with kirtan in the gurdwara, and we are there for it. We document the sagai and the engagement that begin the journey, when families ask us.